WHEN AMERICA WAS ATTACKED

---'Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war' - William Shakespeare, Julius Caeser, Act III, Scene I ---------
--------'A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.'- Napoleon --------------------------"The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools." Thucydides ----
God gave 'man' a Brain and an instrument but only enough blood to use them one at a time! (paraphrased from Robin Williams on Jay Leno)

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VolleyFireOverseas

This is a blog I set up to chronicle my adventures in wargaming overseas in Scotland in 2011 and to continue following particular games overseas that I enjoyed with my new friends in Edinburgh. I look forward to finally updating this with more pics soon.

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Austria versus Napoleon

Friday, January 20, 2012

More Black Powder on a Thursday night

Well once again the French and Russian duked it out with the French getting the worst of it. The French forced several Russian units to retreat and captured to batteries but were unable to exploit their success as the Horse Battery was charged and chose to fire rather than evade, Caught in the open by Russian Line which broke and ran when countercharged by French Cavalry - French Cuirassiers doing aTerrifying Charge followed up in a sweeping advance but were unable to exploit the retreat. (Turns out I may have done the melees wrong - not enough dice for either the cavalry or infantry used the number of shooting dice for melee makes a big difference also i wonder what the modifier should be for infantry not in Square hit by Cavalry or Hvy Cavalry?) The Russians ended the day holding both villages on the flanks, Having broken 4 French infantry units including the French Hvy cav.

We utilized a couple of special useful rules - But made everyone 4plus on saving throws as we are still feeling our way around the rules. It went smoother this time even more. Pics to follow after I get back from Augusta.